"Kick-Ass" was released on April 16, 2010. The film starred Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Lyndsy Fonseca, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Yancy Butler, Xander Berkeley, Jason Flemyng and Elizabeth McGovern. It was directed by Matthew Vaughn and based on the comic book of the same name.